shout

Run your IRC client on a server and access it from the web browser. This gives you a persistent connection and allows you to chat from multiple devices at the same time.

Commands

These are the commands currently implemented:

• /connect
• /deop
• /devoice
• /disconnect
• /join
• /kick
• /leave
• /me
• /mode
• /msg
• /nick
• /notice
• /op
• /part
• /query
• /quit
• /server
• /topic
• /voice
• /whois

Install

1. Install Node.js and NPM
   sudo apt-get -y install nodejs npm

2. Clone the project from GitHub
   git clone http://github.com/erming/shout

3. Open folder
   cd shout/

4. Install Node packages
   npm install

5. Run the server
   npm start or node index.js

6. Open your browser
   http://localhost:9000

Events

Using Socket.IO
Events sent from the server to the browser:

// Event: "join"
// Sent when joining a new channel/query.
socket.emit("join", {
  id: 0,
  chan: {
    id: 0,
    name: "",
    type: "",
    messages: [],
    users: [],
  }
});

// Event: "msg"
// Sent when receiving a message.
socket.emit("msg", {
  id: 0,
  msg: {
    time: "",
    type: "",
    from: "",
    text: "",
  }
});

// Event: "networks"
// Sent upon connecting to the server.
socket.emit("networks", {
  networks: [{
    id: 0,
    host: "",
    nick: "",
    channels: [],
  }]
});

// Event: "part"
// Sent when leaving a channel/query.
socket.emit("part", {
  id: 0
});

// Event: "users"
// Sent whenever the list of users changes.
socket.emit("users", {
  id: 0,
  users: [{
    mode: "",
    name: "",
  }]
});

License

Available under the MIT license.